Think of it as hockey’s version of Newton’s Third Law.
The Golden Knights defensemen are at their best when they play aggressively, pinching in to help create a five-man forecheck.
That’s the action.
The equal and opposite reaction from opposing teams is to stretch the Knights vertically, with a forward leaking out of the defensive zone.
That adjustment has led to an inordinate number of breakaways allowed by the Knights after 10 games.
“A lot of teams now, they always have a guy going. I think a lot of teams are playing that way,” Brayden McNabb said.